Mr Arnaud Van Oekel > CMS EU > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
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1040 Brussels
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Mr Arnaud Van Oekel
Position
Partner
Career
Arnaud is a key member of the firm’s M&A practice. He has wide experience in handling domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity deals and advising on corporate structuring and financing issues.
Arnaud also acts for major banking institutions in a wide range of matters, especially in connection with financing (acquisition finance, corporate and asset finance) and debt restructuring.
Languages
English, French, Dutch
Education
2000 – Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB (Law Degree)
2000 – Bar admission
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Banking, finance and capital markets
Lauded for its ‘extensive knowledge of financing transactions in Belgium’, the banking and finance practice at CMS offers transactional, regulatory, and debt restructuring strength. Its real estate finance work is a particular highlight, along with notable work in the receivables finance, factoring, and securitisation business line. Benoît Vandervelde heads up the team as ‘an excellent leader’ with experience in acquisition finance and syndicated loans. Arnaud Van Oekel regularly advises major banking institutions and Bruno Duquesne is a key name in real estate matters.
Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A
The corporate and M&A team at CMS takes a ‘very pragmatic approach’ to strategic restructuring, M&A transactions, buyouts, and takeovers. It regularly supports high-profile, multinational clients in their cross-jurisdictional transactions. Vincent Dirckx, practice head, has expertise spanning private equity and venture capital matters in the retail, life science, and renewable energy industries. For private and public company restructurings, Stéphane Collin is the go-to, and the energy sector is a particular area of expertise for Arnaud Van Oekel.